Cigarette dispenser



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Patented Sept. 9, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CIGARETTE DISPENSERBernard Meyer, Jersey City, N. J.

Application June 30, 1945, Serial No. 602,464

(Cl. S12-46) 1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a unit embodying a cigarette receptacle, adevice for serving the cigarettes individually from the receptacle, andan ash tray for use in connection with the smoking of said cigarettes. yThe principal object of the invention is to provide such a unit, whichis conveniently and economically manuiacturable, saleable at low cost,conveniently and efliciently utilizable, simple and reliable ofoperation, strong, and durable, and improved, compact, of light weight,conveniently portable, and occupying a minimum of lateral area.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings- Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of theunit constituting the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational v iew, partly in crosssection, of thecigarette receptacle and serving device forming part of the unit.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the unit shown in Fig. 1.

The unit I, Fig. 1, is provided `with a base 42 having a recess 3 intowhich is insertible the bottom portion 4 of an ash-try 5i, whereby thelaty ter may be conveniently removed from the base 2 for emptying andcleaning. To the base 2 are secured posts 8, to the upper terminals ofwhich are in turn secured a cigarette receptacle 'I in elevatedoverhanging location directly above the ash tray 5, as shown. Thereceptacle 1 consists of a box-like casing 8, closable by a cover 9,Fig. 1, and having therewithin an inclined partition I providing aninclined floor II and a vertical wall portion I2 opposite the casingwall 8a, thereby forming a groove I3 with the floor 8b of the casing. Incasing wall 8c is provided an opening I4 which is in registry with thegroove I3. Upon the floor 8b of casing 8 and against the casing wall 8d,in a groove 8e in the latter, is normally located a coil spring memberI5, the rear end portion I5a of which is secured to the wall 8d by it-sspring-wire terminal I5c being wedged into the wall of casing 8, asshown, and a cord I6 secured to member I5 at IBa extends therefrom to ahole I'I in the floor 8b, from which hole it protrudes and terminates ina finger-piece I8. Upon drawing of the cord I6 with the finger-piece I8,Fig. 2, it actuates the member I5, Fig. 3, from the position shown bythe dotted lines to that shown by the dot-and-dash lines, whilereleasing of the nger-piece swings the member I5 backwardly against itsnormal inoperative location against the wall 8d, a cutaway portion Illlaof the partition IIJ permitting said actuation of the spring-member i5.

The space in the receptacle over its inclined floor Il is filled with aquantity of cigarettes I9, Fig. 2, which gravitationally cooperatingwith said floor and walls I2, 8a deposit a leading cigarette |901 ontothe floor 8b at the bottom of groove I3, with a secondarily followingcigarette I9b over the cigarette I9a. Whenthe user thereafter draws thecord IE with the finger-piece I8, the member I5 is flexed leftwardly, asviewed in Fig. 3, and an end lip I5b thereof shoves the leadingcigarette I9a forwardly, thereby ejecting it partially from thereceptacle 'I, through the aperture I4, in the position shown in Fig. 3.The user may then withdraw the cigarette I9a from the receptacle,whereupon the following cigarette ISU automatically assumes a leadingposition in registry with the aperture I4 and lip 15b of member I5,ready for serving a neXt individual cigarette by pull of thefinger-piece I8.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, andportions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

A cigarette server having the combination of a receptacle for cigarettesprovided with a oor and side walls, one of said walls having a lateralaperture, said receptacle having means for depositing said cigarettes onsaid floor individually and in. registry with said aperture, the otherof said walls having a groove adjacent to said oor, a spring-membersecured to said receptacle being retained within said groove, said floorhavan outlet, and a cord passing from the eXterior of said receptaclethrough said outlet eX- tending and being attached to said member,whereby downward pulling of said cord will actuate said member to impelsaid registered cigarette to be ejected through said aperture.

BERNARD MEYER.

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